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BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
AIR FORCE
27 May 1997 14:30
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 36-29
1 JUNE 1996
Personnel
MILITARY STANDARDS
NOTICE: This publication is available digitally on the SAF/AAD WWW site at: http://afpubs.hq.af.mil.
If you lack access, contact your Publishing Distribution Office (PDO).
OPR: HQ USAF/DPXE (Lt Col Steven E. Clay)
Supersedes AFPD 36-29, 1 March 1994.
Certified by: HQ USAF/DPX (Col John F. Regni)
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Distribution: F
SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
This revision requires commanders to maintain unfavorable information files (paragraph 8.); adds DoD
reference for commercial solicitation (paragraph 9. ); deletes metric on IG Complaints for Financial Irresponsibility (Attachment 1); and updates related documents and interfacing publications (Attachment
2). Broad policy statements are applicable to all Air Force personnel regardless of component, and redundant statements found in paragraphs 1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.8,1.9,1.10,1.11 are deleted. A ( /) indicates revisions from the previous edition.
1. The importance of the Air Force’s mission and inherent responsibility to the Nation requires its members to adhere to higher standards than normally found in civilian life.This directive establishes Air Force
policy for appropriate standards of conduct.
2. All military personnel serving on, or ordered to, active duty will be present for duty unless their
absence is authorized.
3. All Air Force members will refrain from relationships between Air Force members that violate the customary bounds of acceptable behavior, to include fraternization and other unprofessional relationships,
due to the impact on good order, discipline, respect for authority, maintenance of unit cohesion, and mission accomplishment.
4. All Air Force members will meet their financial obligations in a proper and timely manner.
5. All Air Force members with family members will use all available military and civilian resources to
make sure their family members receive adequate care, support, and supervision, compatible with the
members’ military responsibilities to be worldwide deployable.
6. When wearing the uniform, all Air Force members will adhere to standards of neatness, cleanliness,
safety, and military image to provide the appearance of a disciplined Service member. This paragraph
applies to Air Force retirees.
7. Air Force members will adhere to standards for physical fitness, weight, and body fat prescribed in
AFPD 40-5, Fitness and Weight Management, and its subordinate Air Force instructions.
8. Commanders will maintain an unfavorable information file (UIF) to officially document substantiated
adverse information about an Air Force member.
9. DoD Directive 1344.7, Personal Commercial Solicitation on DoD Installations, is hereby incorporated by reference and applies to all Air Force personnel. Installation commanders will ensure that all
commercial soliciting and selling of all types of insurance, securities, and other goods, services, and commodities on their installations are monitored and controlled in accordance with the directive. This paragraph applies to all Air Force installations.
10. The Air Force will have procedures to determine whether certain diseases, injuries, or deaths are suffered by military members while in a Line of Duty status.
11. Active duty, Air National Guard, members of the Air Force Ready Reserve and retirees may neither
be employed by a foreign government, directly or indirectly, nor accept any present, emolument, office,
or title from a foreign government. Other AFRES members are eligible but are encouraged not to enter
such a relationship with a foreign government.
12. Any active duty Air Force general officer contemplating travel to the Washington DC area will notify
HQ USAF/CVAP which will, in turn, inform the offices of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of
Staff of such visits. See AFI 36-2901, General Officers Visiting the Washington DC Area, for procedures
to be followed.
13. The following responsibilities and authorities are established:
13.1. The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and
Environment (SAF/MI) is responsible for military standards policy matters as described in Air Force
Policy Directive 90-1, Strategic Planning and Policy Formulation, paragraph 1.5.2. SAF/MI
approval is required before this document is changed, reissued, or rescinded.
13.2. The Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel (HQ USAF/DP) develops, coordinates, and executes personnel policy and essential procedural guidance for the management of military standards.
13.3. Commanders are responsible for ensuring compliance with these policy statements.
14. See Attachment 1 for measures used to comply with this policy.
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15. See Attachment 2 for related documents and interfacing publications.
MICHAEL D. McGINTY, Lt General, USAF
DCS/Personnel
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Attachment 1MEASURING COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY
A1.1. Compliance with military standards policies will be assessed by measuring two areas: (1) UIF
trends and (2) quality control indicator (misconduct separations).
A1.1.1. The number of individuals with a UIF will be measured annually (Figure A1.1.). The UIF
metric will present UIF trends over time broken out by officer and enlistedmembers. HQ USAF/
DPXE will extract necessary data from the Personnel Data System.
A1.1.2. The second metric (Figure A1.2.) will continue to assess how members of the Air Force
adhere to high standards of professional conduct by measuring a quality control indicator (misconduct
separations). This metric will depict, per 1,000, the number of separations broken out by officer and
enlisted members. HQ USAF/DPXE will extract the data from the Personnel Data System.
Figure A1.1. Sample Metric of UIF Trends Over Time.
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Figure A1.2. Sample Metric of Quality Control Indicator.
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Attachment 2
RELATED DOCUMENTS AND INTERFACING PUBLICATIONS
DoD Directive 1308.1, DoD Physical Fitness and Body Fat Program, July 20, 1995
DoD Instruction 1308.3, DoD Physical Fitness and Body Fat Programs Procedures, August 30, 1995
DoD Directive 1325.2, Desertion and Unauthorized Absence, August 20, 1979, With Changes 1 through
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DoD Directive 1334.1, Wearing of the Uniform, August 11, 1969
DoD Instruction 1342.19, Family Care Plans, July 13, 1992
DoD Directive 1344.3, Paternity Claims and Adoption Proceedings Involving Members and Former
Members of the Armed Forces, February 1, 1978
DoD Directive 1344.7, Personal Commercial Solicitation on DoD Installations, February 13, 1986, With
Changes 1 and 2
DoD Directive 1344.9, Indebtedness of Military Personnel, October 27, 1994
DoD Instruction 1344.12, Indebtedness Processing Procedures for Military Personnel , November 18,
1994
DoD Instruction 1348.33, Military Awards Program, August 26, 1985
AFI 36-2901, General Officers Visiting the Washington DC Area
AFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel
AFI 36-2906, Personal Financial Responsibility
AFI 36-2907, Unfavorable Information File (UIF) Program
AFI 36-2908, Family Care Plans
AFI 36-2909, Professional and Unprofessional Relationships
AFI 36-2910, Line of Duty (Misconduct) Determination
AFI 36-2911, Desertion and Unauthorized Absence
AFI 36-2913, Request for Approval of Foreign Government Employment of Air Force Members
AFI 36-2914, Uniform Clothing Item
AFI 36-2923, Aeronautical, Duty, and Occupational Badges
AFPAM 36-2922, Line of Duty and Misconduct Determination
AFPAM 36-2924, Desertion and Unauthorized Absence
AFPD 40-1, Health Promotion
AFPD 40-5, Fitness and Weight Management
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